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twist someone's arm

arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahrm]
    • /ɑrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahrm]
    • /ɑrm/

Definitions of twist someone's arm words

  • noun twist someone's arm the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 1
  • noun twist someone's arm the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 1
  • noun twist someone's arm the forelimb of any vertebrate. 1
  • noun twist someone's arm some part of an organism like or likened to an arm. 1
  • noun twist someone's arm any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph. 1
  • noun twist someone's arm a covering for the arm, especially a sleeve of a garment: the arm of a coat. 1
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Origin of twist someone's arm

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English earm; cognate with Gothic arms, Old Norse armr, Old Frisian erm, Dutch, Old Saxon, Old High German arm (German Arm) arm; Latin armus, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, rȁmo shoulder; akin to Sanskrit īrmá, Avestan arəma-, OPruss irmo arm; not akin to Latin arma arm2

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Parts of speech for Twist someone's arm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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twist someone's arm popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for twist someone's arm

verb twist someone's arm

  • bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  • bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  • buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
  • buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
  • buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
All 11 Synonyms of twist someone's arm

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